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Old 04-23-09, 07:24 PM
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And the Champion is...

The Empire Strikes Back


Final Bracket Link

Empire's Path to the Championship:
Round #1: Bye
Round #2: The Crow 75-12
Round #3: Die Hard 51-32
Round #4: Star Wars 69-34
Round #5: Raiders of the Lost Ark 58-57
Round #6: The Godfather II 64-48
Round #7: The Godfather 57-40

Thank you to all that voted in the polls.

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Re: And the Champion is...

I would say that's a decent contender for greatest film ever. especially coming from the internet =) Thank god the Crow didnt win at least...
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I like that Die Hard was the toughest competition it faced AND that both Godfather films fared better than A New Hope against it.

(Well, raw votes at least. I didn't look at the percentages.)
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Originally Posted by gglass4269
I would say that's a decent contender for greatest film ever. especially coming from the internet =) Thank god the Crow didnt win at least...
It's not "greatest film"... it's your "favorite" film, i.e. an entertaining film that you put in to relax and enjoy seeing. Not the best-made or greatest film.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
I like that Die Hard was the toughest competition it faced
Cough, cough... Raiders
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Originally Posted by The Cow
Cough, cough... Raiders
That's what I get for skimming over the numbers.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
It's not "greatest film"... it's your "favorite" film, i.e. an entertaining film that you put in to relax and enjoy seeing. Not the best-made or greatest film.
BambooLounge...that you?
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Well, I'm sure we had a couple of suspended members who would have voted for Raiders of the Lost Ark. We should run this whole thing again just to be sure...
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Originally Posted by cardsfan111
Well, I'm sure we had a couple of suspended members who would have voted for Raiders of the Lost Ark. We should run this whole thing again just to be sure...
Oh no, not a recount
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Re: And the Champion is...

Wow, that's really sad....
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Originally Posted by Torchur317
Wow, that's really sad....
What?
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Re: And the Champion is...

That Empire Strikes Back is considered the favorite movie around here....
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Originally Posted by Torchur317
Wow, that's really sad....
No, it isn't
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Congrats to the winners!

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Originally Posted by Fist of Doom
Congrats to the winners!

[star wars geek]You really should post the fan edit screencap with Chewie getting a medal[/star wars geek]
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Okay, Chewie can have his medal...



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Originally Posted by Fist of Doom
Congrats to the winners!

Fixed.
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Originally Posted by Maxflier
Fixed.
you guys know...that isn't a screencap from "The Empire Strikes Back" right?
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At least it wasn't The Shawshank Redemption.

The tourney was a good way to keep this forum active. Thanks woody.
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Originally Posted by scott1598
you guys know...that isn't a screencap from "The Empire Strikes Back" right?

Yes. But if i'm not mistaken the same characters are in both movies.
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Originally Posted by Torchur317
That Empire Strikes Back is considered the favorite movie around here....
I don't see why it's sad. It is consistently considered the best film in the most popular trilogy of all time.
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Compared to all the other great movies that it beat out, it's very sad....
Don't get me wrong, Empire Strikes Back is good but it's not even close to being the best.
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Re: And the Champion is...

Originally Posted by Torchur317
Compared to all the other great movies that it beat out, it's very sad....
Don't get me wrong, Empire Strikes Back is good but it's not even close to being the best.
I don't care that much for Empire, but I can see why it would end up being the majority's favorite movie here. I don't see why it's sad. I'm sure whatever is your favorite wouldn't be shared by others here.
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
I'm sure whatever is your favorite wouldn't be shared by others here.
My two favorites were doing pretty good in this tournament, Heat & Goodfellas.
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Well cheer to the great sequel Of All-Time








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